kamerad

See also: Kamerad

English

Etymology

From German Kamerad (“comrade”), the word that a surrendering German soldier would call out.

Verb

kamerad (third-person singular simple present kamerads, present participle kamerading, simple past and past participle kameraded)

1. (intransitive) To surrender, as a German in World War II.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kameraad, from French camarade, from Spanish camarada or Italian camerata, from Medieval Latin *camarata, from Latin camara, camera (“a chamber”). Doublet of kamar and kamera.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kaməˈrat/ [ka.məˈrat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: ka‧me‧rad

Noun

kamêrad (plural kamerad-kamerad)

1. comrade (a mate, companion, or associate)

   Synonyms: kawan, kenalan, sahabat, sobat, teman

2. (communism) comrade (a fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person)
   1. a non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist or socialist state.

Alternative forms

• kamberat (rare)
• kambrad (dated)
• kambrat
• kamerat
• kamrad
• kamrad (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “kamerad” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.